Adobe CS5 Training

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• Call (800) 611-1840 for Class Schedule

• Includes roundtrip airfare and lodging
  
  (Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale boot camps only)
• Hands-on instruction by a certified instructor
• Includes all course materials
• Breakfast and Lunch provided each day

• Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
• Adobe Flash CS5 Intro
• Adobe Flash CS5 Advanced
• Adobe Photoshop CS5

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5

After this course, students will be able to:

• customize the Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 interface.
• build a website.
• design web pages.
• create reusable site assets.
• work with different types of links.
• upload a website.
• work in Code view and use coding tools and features available in Adobe Dreamweaver
• format web pages using advanced CSS techniques.
• work with AP elements.
• work with Spry elements.
• create and validate forms.
• integrate external files with Dreamweaver.

Course Content

1. Getting Started with Dreamweaver

• Identify the Basic Concepts of Web Design
• Locate and Customize Dreamweaver Interface Elements

2. Initiating a Website

• Identify the Elements of a Project Plan
• Determine the Workflow of a Web Project
• Define a Website
• Create a Document

3. Designing Web Pages

• An Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
• Format a Web Page
• Identify Copyright and Citation Requirements
• Insert Images and Tables
• Import Data from Other Applications
• Organize Files and Folders

4. Creating Reusable Site Assets

• Create and Use Library Items
• Update Library Items
• Use Snippets
• Create a Template

5. Working with Links

• Create Hyperlinks
• Create Anchors
• Create Email Links
• Create Image Maps
• Create Image Link Rollovers

6. Uploading a Website

• Validate a Website
• Upload Files onto a Site

7. Working in Code View

• Use Coding Tools
• Search for and Replace Code
• Add Design Notes and Comments

8. Formatting with Advanced CSS Techniques

• Use External Style Sheets
• Create a Layout Using CSS
• Apply Rollover Effects Using CSS

9. Working with AP Elements

• Create AP Elements
• Control AP Elements

10. Working with Spry Elements

• Use Spry Interface Widgets
• Use Spry Data Sets

11. Creating a Form

• Set Up a Form
• Add Form Elements
• Validate a Form

12. Integrating External Files with Dreamweaver

• Integrate Photoshop Images in Dreamweaver
• Insert Media Objects
• Integrate XML-Based Data

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Adobe Flash CS5 Intro

You will create and manipulate a wide variety of objects ranging from simple graphic designs to complex animation sequences using the Adobe® Flash® CS5 application.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• add shapes, color, and lines with drawing and painting tools.
• create symbols and instances.
• identify and compare image types.
• manipulate objects.
• create and modify text and convert text to shapes.
• identify animation tools and features and create an animation.
• enter simple code in ActionScript and add a code snippet to Flash.

Course Content

1. Getting Started with Flash CS5

• Components of Flash CS5 and customizing the Interface
• Introduce Rich Media Design Principles

2. Adding Shapes, Colors, and Lines with Drawing and Painting Tools

• Identify Flash Drawing and Painting Components
• Apply and Customize Colors
• Use Drawing and Painting Tools
• Work with Interacting Objects

3. Creating Symbols and Instances

• Create Symbols
• Create Symbol Instances

4. Identifying Image Types

• Identify Copyright and Citation Requirements
• Compare Vector and Bitmap Images
• Optimize Bitmap Images for Flash

5. Manipulating Objects

• Select Objects Using the Selection Tools
• Transform Objects
• Organize Objects with Layers

6. Working with Text

• Add Text to a Document and Create Text Fields

7. Using Animation Basics to Create Animations

• Create Animations with Frames and Keyframes
• Create Tween Animations

8. Getting Started with ActionScript

• Coding with Basic ActionScript
• Use Code Snippets

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Adobe Flash CS5 Advanced

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to.

• plan and design a Flash project.
• manage symbols.
• create advanced animations.
• add audio to a movie.
• work with ActionScript 3.0.
• publish a movie in different file formats.
• extend Flash.

Course Content

1. Planning a Flash Project

• Understand a Workflow
• Translate Workflow Plans to Flash
• Identify Elements of a Project Plan

2. Designing a Project

• Initiate a Project
• Create Design Patterns

3. Managing Symbols

• Use Movie Clips and Symbols

4. Laying Out Text

• Lay Out Text in a Flash Movie
• Embed Text Fonts in a Movie

5. Creating Advanced Animations

• Work with Inverse Kinematics
• Add Motion to Animations
• Apply 3D Transformation to an Object
• Apply Effects to an Object

6. Adding Audio to a Movie

• Import and Control Audio

7. Working with ActionScript 3.0

• ActionScript Concepts
• Add Interactivity Using ActionScript Elements
• Use Dynamic Mask
• Work with Pre-Built Components

8. Publishing a Movie in Different Formats

• Add Metadata to SWF Files
• Ensure Accessibility & Create Multiple Outputs

9. Extending Flash

• Understand JSFL & Adobe® Extension Manager CS5

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Adobe Photoshop CS5

Course Outline

1. Getting to Know the Work Area

• Using the Photoshop Tools
• Using the options bar and other panels
• Customizing the workspace
• Finding resources for using Photoshop
• Tools panel overview

2. Basic Photo Corrections

• Strategy for Photo Retouching
• Resolution and Image Size
• Straightening and cropping an image
• Making automatic adjustments
• Using the Sponge Tool and Clone Stamp tool
• Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
• Using content-aware fill
• Applying the Unsharp Mask filter
• Saving the image for four-color printing

3. Working with Selections

• Using the Quick Selection tool
• Manipulating selections
• Using the Magic Wand and other selection tools
• Selecting with the lasso tools
• Rotating a selection
• Cropping an image and erasing within a selection
• Refining the edge of a selection

4. Layer Basics

• Using the Layers panel
• Rearranging layers
• Applying a gradient to a layer
• Flattening and saving files

5. Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs

• About camera raw files
• Processing files in Camera Raw
• Merging exposures and applying advanced color
• Correcting digital photographs
• Correcting image distortion
• Adding depth of field

6. Masks and Channels

• Working with masks and channels
• Creating and editing a quick mask
• Saving a selection as a mask
• Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp
• Working with channels

7. Typographic Design

• About type
• Creating a clipping mask from type
• Creating type on a path
• Warping point type
• Designing paragraphs of type

8. Vector Drawing Techniques

• About bitmap images and vector graphics
• About paths and the Pen tool
• Using paths with artwork
• Creating vector objects for the background
• Working with defined custom shapes
• Importing a Smart Object

9. Advanced Layering

• Clipping a layer to a shape
• Setting up a Vanishing Point grid
• Creating your own keyboard shortcuts
• Placing imported artwork
• Adding artwork in perspective
• Adding a layer style
• Placing the side panel artwork
• Adding more artwork in perspective
• Adding an adjustment layer
• Working with layer comps
• Managing layers
• Flattening a layered image
• Merging layers and layer groups
• Stamping layers

10. Advanced Compositing

• Assembling a montage of images
• Applying Filters
• Hand-coloring selections on a layer
• Applying Smart Filters
• Adding drop shadows and a border
• Matching color schemes across images
• Automating a multistep task
• Stitching a panorama

11. Painting with the Mixer Brush

• About the Mixer Brush
• Selecting brush settings
• Mixing colors
• Creating a custom brush preset
• Mixing colors with a photograph

12. Working with 3D Images

• Creating a 3D shape from a layer
• Manipulating 3D objects
• Using the 3D panel to adjust lighting
• Merging two-dimensional layers onto 3D layers
• Importing 3D files
• Merging 3D layers to share the same 3D space
• Adding a spot light
• Painting on a 3D object & 3D postcard

13. Preparing Files for the Web

• Selecting a web design workspace
• Creating slices
• Exporting HTML and images
• Using the Zoomify feature
• Creating a web gallery

14. Producing and Printing Consistent Color

• About color management
• Specifying color-management settings
• Proofing an image
• Identifying out-of-gamut colors
• Adjusting an image and printing a proof
• Saving the image
• Printing

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